ERIC Number: EJ1068973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun
Pages: 21
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Developmental Trajectories of Writing Skills in First Grade
Kim, Young-Suk; Puranik, Cynthia; Al Otaiba, Stephanie
Elementary School Journal, v115 n4 p593-613 Jun 2015
We examined growth trajectories of writing and the relation of children's socioeconomic status and language and/or speech impairment to the growth trajectories. First-grade children (N = 304) were assessed on their written composition in the fall, winter, and spring, and their vocabulary and literacy skills in the fall. Children's SES had a negative effect on writing quality and productivity. Children with language and/or speech impairment had lower scores than typically developing children in the quality and productivity of writing. Even after accounting for their vocabulary and literacy skills, students with language and/or speech impairment had lower scores in the quality and organization of writing. Growth rates in writing were not different as a function of children's SES and language/speech impairment status. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Language Impairments, Speech Impairments, Child Development, Writing (Composition), Vocabulary, Writing Skills, Correlation, Productivity, Scores, Longitudinal Studies, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students, Poverty, Response to Intervention, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Decoding (Reading), Prompting, Expressive Language, Spelling, Orthographic Symbols, Reading Comprehension, Student Characteristics, Statistical Analysis, Interaction, Multivariate Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
Grant or Contract Numbers: P50 HD052120
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